[Validation and adaptation of the PACES scale of enjoyment of the practice of physical activity for Spanish adolescent girls].
The goal of this study is to validate a Spanish version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES, Kendzierski & DeCarlo, 1991), in the population of Spanish adolescent girls, and also to obtain a reduced version of the scale. For this purpose, reliability analysis was conducted, and construct validity was assessed in two steps: exploratory factor analysis and structural equation model with confirmatory factor analysis. The scale was administered to a sample of 2777 adolescent girls of Secondary Education, ages between 12-18 years. The results show the reliability of the instrument and the construct validity with a good fit of the model. The adapted scale was reduced to six items, a shorter and efficient scale that allows us to measure the enjoyment of physical activity.
Fernández García
Emilia
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Facultad de Educación-C.F.P., Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. efgarcia@edu.ucm.es
Sánchez Bañuelos
Fernando
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Salinero Martín
Juan José
JJ
D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires